Wordcyclopedia | English | I'll think about it.

think Verb

— If you think something, you feel that it is or may be true. Some people think this is a good idea, but I don't think so. I think the best thing to do now is to go home. I just thought you might want some coffee. I really think you should stop seeing her. What do you think about the new teacher? Vancouver is thought to be a good place to live. I think he's a doctor. I think she wants us to go that way. I thought I saw something. "Is this right?" "I think so." — If you think about something, you use your mind to give it your attention. "What's the best way?" "I'm not sure. Let me think." All day I was thinking about my sister in Lisbon. You know you can't do that. What were you thinking? I don't want to think about that right now. Just think how nice it will be when we're finished. — If you think something, you hear the words in your head. "It's no good," she thought. — You use think in suggestions and requests. I was thinking we could go out tonight. Do you think you could help me here? — If you don't think to do something, you don't remember to do it. I didn't think to ask her. I can't think where my keys are.

think Noun

— If you say you'll have a think about something, it means you'll give it your attention.

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about Preposition

— You use about to say what subject something is related to. Let's not talk about her problems. — If something moves about, it moves this way and that way. He walked about the place, looking everywhere. — Having to do with, concerning, regarding. I will talk about dogs.

about Adverb

— You use about before a number or amount, to say that it may be a little more or a little less. We're here just about every week. About two years ago, I started skiing.

about Adjective

— Something is about to happen, it will happen very soon; almost going to happen. Please be seated. We're about to begin.

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it Pronoun

— used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text. The house was very big. It had many rooms. — used to describe the weather It is very hot today. I'm staying in because it is raining — used to describe a situation in general I don't like it when people tell me to do something. It is hard to find a job.

it Abbreviation

— It can be a short way of writing: — # Italy or Italian — # Information Technology, the use of computers

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